Team building scales new heights

Aerial Extreme at Bedale proved the perfect setting for pupils from Cundall Manor’s Upper School to get to know one another as part of their annual team building day.

The teambuilding day allows new pupils to the Upper School the chance to work together with some of the older pupils as they work through problems and challenges as they complete the activity day.

The pupils, all aged between 13 and 16 years old, had to work together to complete and number of tasks and competed in teams for the top prize.

Sara Hall, Head of Upper School, said: “The children worked really well together. You could see their confidence growing after each task.

She added: “It is really important that we have the ability to allow our pupils to develop their leadership, organisational and communication skills from an early age. Days like these are a fantastic way to consolidate their skills while having fun and making new friends.”

Part of the tasks including completing a course on a Segway, a search and rescue mission for a pilot which involved working as a team to cross difficult terrain via pullies and a-frames.

Team 10 proved triumphant over the course of the day with Head Boy Oliver Hartmann, Ben Hunter, Ethan Watkins, Annabel Hartley, Tom Wilson and Maddie Pick coming out on top.

The school, located between Ripon and Thirsk, will be hosting an open morning showcasing all that the school has to offer on Saturday 15 October from 10am. To book your place or arrange a tour, please call 01423 360 200 or email admissions@cundallmanor.org.uk